The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

A pilot is threatening to “intentionally to crash into” a local Walmart in Mississippi, local police have said.At approximately 11am UK time (5am US time), officers from the Tupelo Police Department were notified to a possible threat by a pilot.According to officers, the plane, believed to be a King Air…

Police said the pilot threatened to “intentionally crash into Wal-Mart."

The pilot later landed safely, injuring no one, and was taken into police custody.

Like Hurricane Katrina and Flint, Michigan, systemic racism fueled Jackson’s water crisis

A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case had previously said that she funnelled $1.1m in welfare money to the former NFL star at the direction of former Gov Phil Bryant

Mississippi's capital city is struggling with its water system

Jackson residents are lining up at distribution points to get bottled water after flooding spurred crisis this week.

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

President Joe Biden says his administration has offered Mississippi “every single thing available” to address the water crisis that has gripped the state’s capital